"In this climate you must expect a high temperature.

You need not be alarmed by that.

It is the pulse we go by" (he tapped his own hairy wrist), "and the pulse continues excellent." Thereupon he bowed and slipped out.

The interview was conducted laboriously upon both sides in French, and this, together with the fact that he was optimistic, and that Terence respected the medical profession from hearsay, made him less critical than he would have been had he encountered the doctor in any other capacity.

Unconsciously he took Rodriguez' side against Helen, who seemed to have taken an unreasonable prejudice against him.
When Saturday came it was evident that the hours of the day must be more strictly organised than they had been.